Florida: Data Collection Bill Will Make Florida the Most Transparent State in the Nation
From The Herald-Tribune:
Florida will have the most transparent criminal justice system in the nation following new legislation aimed at improving data collection.
The legislation establishes a framework for a new database that will track a defendant’s experience at each step of the criminal justice system – from arrest and bail proceedings to sentencing – and compare those outcomes through a searchable website available to the public.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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